Jury finds woman guilty in the fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside a Cleveland-area supermarket
CLEVELAND (AP) — A jury has found an Ohio woman guilty in the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket in suburban Cleveland. Bionca Ellis, 34, of Cleveland,
US prosecutors charge voting tech company Smartmatic in alleged bribery scheme
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Voting technology company Smartmatic was charged in U.S. federal court in Florida on Thursday with money laundering and other crimes, in an alleged foreign bribery conspiracy involving three of its former executives to
Louisiana lawmakers to consider changing 2026 election schedule ahead of redistricting court ruling
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a significant redistricting case centering on Louisiana’s congressional map, which has two majority-Black districts, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced that he is
States are redistricting to help one party but sometimes the move can backfire
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As states consider redrawing their congressional district lines to favor one political party, some politicians warn that attempts to gerrymander can devolve into “dummymandering,” when partisan goals end up helping the opposing party
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with illegally storing and transmitting classified information. The investigation into Bolton, who served for more than a year in President Donald Trump’s
Trump announces a deal with a manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker EMD Serono will reduce the cost of a common fertility medication through a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Thursday while also unveiling new federal guidance he said will
US prosecutors bring first antifa terrorism charges in Texas police shooting case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Texas have for the first time filed terrorism charges targeting antifa, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday, citing President Donald Trump’s recent designation of the far-left anarchist movement as
Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It figures that a billionaire would win big in Las Vegas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported a gambling windfall of $1.4 million on his federal tax return this week. The two-term Democrat, often
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted, CNN reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser who later became a critic, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two sources. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh
Iowa Democrat Jackie Norris ends US Senate campaign, citing Des Moines superintendent’s ICE arrest
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Jackie Norris ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, saying she would focus on her job leading the Des Moines public school board following the superintendent’s arrest by
